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Curtain are. No. 234,495. Patented Nov.xl6, I880.

UNrTno STATES ATENT Trice.

HERMAN SEEHAUSEN, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO GEORGE E. G. JONES, OF SAME PLACE.

FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,495, dated November 16, 1880,

Application filed September 11, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN SEEHAUSEN, of Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Friction Curtain-Bollers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ot'this specification.

My invention relates to a friction curtainfixture; and the novelty consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ a device which allows the curtain to be lowered or to be nn rolled from the roller and adjusted to any desirable height at will by means of a frictioi'i-band upon the said roller, which band is held by a lug from turning in one direction, but when the curtain is being rolled up will ride out of a locked position and roller and band revolve together.

I employ an ordinary close bracket upon one end and an open bracket upon the other. A cord bracket or frame is upon the end of the roller next to the close bracket, and upon the opposite end of the roller is sprung a friction open band, having a lug which operates against a stud cast in one with the open bracket, and cast upon each side, so that the said bracket may serve upon either end of the roller.

The open eye of the bracket has a ridingsurface, as shown, and the cord being wound from the outer edge of the roller, upon being pulled, will ride the roller outward until the lockinglug is out of contact with the stud upon the bracket, and when the cord is released the weight of the curtain rides it back and the lug engages with the stud, when the roller may be operated in one direction by means of pulling the curtain held by the friction of the spring-band, as shown.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 (No model.)

represents a front.- elevation. Fig. 2 is an end section, showing in dotted lines the springclamp locked to the bracket. Fig. 3 is a similar section, showing the roll unlocked by the pull upon the cord; and Figs. at and 5 are details of the bracket and spring-band, respectively.

Referring to the drawings, Arepresents the curtain-roller, B the curtain, O the cord frame or pulley, and D the close bracket, all of ordinary construction and well-known application.

E represents a spring-band, having open ends to form a slot, 0, and being provided with a lug, E, which is soldered thereto or formed in one therewith. This spring-clamp is made to engage the roller with just sufficient force to create the proper friction upon the roller.

F represents the open bracket, having studs f, against which thelug E abuts when the cord is released. The open eye F of the bracket F is formed with a riding-surtaceJ", extendinghori- Zoutally, in which the end ot'the roller operates and moves from one side to the other as the cord or curtain impels it. 00 represents the cord.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, the essential feat-ures of which are the riding roller and spring band or clamp and the locking-connections.

IVhat I claim is v l. The curtain-roller having on one end a frictional spring-clamp provided with a lug to engage with a stud on a supporting-bracket, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The spring-clamp E 0, having lug E, and the roller, cord, and curtain, combined with the bracket F, having studs f, and eye F, having riding-surface f, so as to be operated by the cord as, or by the gravity of the curtain, as set forth.

In testimony that Iclaim theforegoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN SEEHAUSEN.

Witnesses:

M. A. GREENFIELD, O. UNoKRIoH. 

